Guides

Legal matters explained clearly.

Well-founded, accessible information on the topics that most frequently concern our clients – written by Prof. Dr. Frank Martin, Notary and Specialist Lawyer for Inheritance Law. For personal consultation, we are here for you in Limburg and Montabaur.

Inheritance Law · Notarial Services

Drawing up a will

Handwritten or notarial? Berliner Testament, binding effect, the most common mistakes and the costs under GNotKG – an overview for your estate planning.

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Inheritance Law

Understanding the compulsory portion

Who is entitled, how much is due to you, what deadlines apply? Right to information, gifts and enforcement – explained clearly.

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Notarial Services

Property purchase at the notary's office

From the draft contract to registration in the land register: the process in six steps, secure payment of the purchase price and all ancillary costs.

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Inheritance Law

Dissolving a Community of Heirs

Administration, sale of inheritance share, division by settlement, partition auction: the five ways out of the community of heirs – and how you can avoid disputes.

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Inheritance Law · Notarial Services

Inherited Property

Certificate of inheritance or notarial will, land register, inheritance tax allowances, speculation period – the right steps in the right order.

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Inheritance Law

Inventory of the Estate & Information

Private and notarial inventory, gifts, valuation, statutory declaration: how to enforce your claim under § 2314 BGB.

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Notary Services · Provision

Power of Attorney & Living Will

Emergency representation rights are not enough: how to make provisions with power of attorney, care directives and living wills for self-determined decision-making.

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Notary Services · Inheritance Law

Gifting Property

Anticipated succession: allowances every ten years, usufruct, rights of reclamation – and the ten-year pitfalls.

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Notary Services · Company Law

Setting up a GmbH

GmbH or UG, articles of association or model protocol, the process through to registration – and what the formation costs.

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These guides are intended for general information purposes and do not replace legal advice in individual cases. Daily updated court decisions can be found at Current Case Law.

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